| Community college | City | County | Instructional staff (FTE) | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pellissippi State Community College | Knoxville | Knox County | 312.67 | Official site |
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | Hamilton County | 311.33 | Official site |
| Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | Sumner County | 241.67 | Official site |
| Nashville State Community College | Nashville | Davidson County | 226 | Official site |
| Walters State Community College | Morristown | Hamblen County | 217.33 | Official site |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | Memphis | Shelby County | 215 | Official site |
| Motlow State Community College | Tullahoma | Moore County | 184.67 | Official site |
| Columbia State Community College | Columbia | Maury County | 183.33 | Official site |
| Northeast State Community College | Blountville | Sullivan County | 183 | Official site |
| Roane State Community College | Harriman | Roane County | 174 | Official site |
| Cleveland State Community College | Cleveland | Bradley County | 114 | Official site |
| Jackson State Community College | Jackson | Madison County | 110.67 | Official site |
| Dyersburg State Community College | Dyersburg | Dyer County | 102 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | Jackson | Madison County | 69.67 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | Rutherford County | 64.33 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown | Morristown | Hamblen County | 60 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | Nashville | Davidson County | 59.33 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | Knoxville | Knox County | 59 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | Newbern | Dyer County | 58.67 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | Memphis | Shelby County | 57.33 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | Dickson | Dickson County | 52.33 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | Huntsville | Scott County | 37.33 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton | Elizabethton | Carter County | 36 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski | Pulaski | Giles County | 34.33 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | Livingston | Overton County | 34 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald | Hohenwald | Lewis County | 33.33 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville | Hartsville | Trousdale County | 32 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump | Crump | Hardin County | 31.33 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland | Crossville | Cumberland County | 31 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville | Shelbyville | Bedford County | 25 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville | McMinnville | Warren County | 24.33 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | Jacksboro | Campbell County | 23.67 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll | Paris | Henry County | 19 | Official site |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | Harriman | Roane County | 16 | Official site |
| TCAT Athens | Athens | McMinn County | 13.33 | Official site |
Largest first by instructional staff (FTE), as each employer reports it to its federal registry.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 2025–26 institutional characteristics and fall 2024 human resources. Data captured October 2, 2026.
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